Volcano Name: Tindfjallajökull Smithsonian Inst ID (SI_VNUM): 372040
Alternate Name:
Tindfjoll
Tindfjöll
Vordufellshraun
Volcano Type: Stratovolcano(es)
Latitude: 63.7833333300
Longitude: -19.5666666700
Region: Iceland and Arctic Ocean Sub Region: Iceland (southern)
Date Entered: 02/05/2012

Eruption Details

Eruption Start Date: 54500 BP Date Error: 2000
Eruption End Date: Dating Technique: Ar-Ar
Eruption Date Quality: Medium quality Preferred Date: Y
Bulk DRE Volume (km3): 4.000 (Literature)
Bulk deposit volume (km3): 8.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite DRE Volume (km3): 4.000 (Literature)
Ignimbrite Deposit Volume : 8.000 (Literature)
Magnitude : 5.900 (Calculated)
Maximum VEI : 5.000 (Calculated)
Magma: Basalt-Rhyolite
Calculated Density:
Rock Classification:
Rhyolite
(Minor/less than 10%) Basalt

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